Organisational membership

European Alternatives is a transnational membership organisation promoting democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation state.

Our network includes dedicated individual membersas well as small and large, formal and less formal civil society organisations and movements, who are actively imagining, demanding and enacting transnational alternatives to the current political institutions and economic models.

Together, we are charting the strategy and work program of European Alternatives, in a democratic and participatory manner and are building the space for a transnational community of people to engage in new forms of political and cultural engagement to radically transform Europe.

European Alternatives is committed to cooperate with civil society organisations and grassroots initiatives on programs, campaigns and events to influence decision makers and increase our capacity to effect change through meaningful action at the European level.

By joining European Alternatives as an organisation, you:

Connect with other national and local organisations and movements active on the European level, to build common campaigns, projects or other kinds of cooperation and exchange

Get one voteat the General Assembly of European Alternatives on the following:

to approve European Alternatives’ accounts

to decide on priority areas of European Alternatives for the year to come

to approve the composition of the board and elect representatives to the board

Receive the newsletter of active members of European Alternatives once a week;

Ensure your work is visible and used by a new generation of activists throughout Europe, by disseminating information through our newsletter, website and social media, as appropriate

Name one primary contact that will be the contact person and will vote on behalf of the organisation

Any questions?

Get in touch with Martin, our Network Manager (m.pairet@euroalter.com) to exchange on how to get engaged as an organisation in European Alternatives or ask any questions regarding membership.

CURRENT MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

Krytyka Polityczna

Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique) is the largest Central and Eastern European liberal network of institutions and activists. It consists of the online daily, a quarterly magazine, publishing house, cultural centers and activist clubs in a dozen cities in Poland (and also in Kiev and Berlin), as well as a research centre.

Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique) is the largest Central and Eastern... [+]

Commons Network

Commons Network promotes access to knowledge and other social and ecological causes from the perspective of the commons. We engage in policy formulation as well as public debate, promoting the common good through commons-based solutions. We cooperate with civic initiatives, translating ideas and concerns into broader policy initiatives.

Commons Network promotes access to knowledge and other social and... [+]

Zemos98

ZEMOS98 is an initiative which works and investigates on contemporary narratives, free culture and social innovation.

ZEMOS98 is an initiative which works and investigates on contemporary... [+]

Another Europe is Possible

Another Europe is Possible is an alliance of progressives fighting for an alternative to extreme conservative Brexit, first established to campaign for a radical ‘in’ vote in the EU referendum on 23rd June 2016. We said ‘stay in Europe to change Europe’. We come from across the spectrum of the progressive left, working across party political lines to campaign for democracy, human rights, and social justice.
After Brexit, we particularly defend the six progressive elements of EU membership. We identify those as workers’ rights, environmental sustainability, the free movement of people, human rights, science and research funding and transnational innovation.
We are also fighting for democracy in the Brexit process. That means transparency in the negotiations, and ensuring that corporate interests do not run riot and take over. We are also arguing for a referendum on the terms of exit once they have been negotiated with Europe with an option to remain in the EU if the terms are rejected. We respect the referendum result, but there is no popular mandate for any particular exit.

Another Europe is Possible is an alliance of progressives fighting... [+]

Migrants’ Rights Network

Launched in 2006, MRN has worked to create the foundation for a UK civil society movement in support of migrants, through lobbying and campaigning, online and media work, public events and providing support to migrant community activism. They bring the concerns of migrant groups to the fore within policy and public fora, creating space for them to voice their views and experiences.

Bué Fixe is a youth organization’s initiative founded in São Tomé and Principe, Central West Africa, in 2003 as a youth magazine. Later we began to promote access to adequate health care and social services, addressed to young migrant people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Lisbon (Portugal) surroundings.

Sama Goods is a cultural organization, based in Ptuj, Slovenia, working on intercultural mediation and education for transnational solidarity and integration. We believe in art and culture as an effective tool to reshape existing policies for better social justice and inclusion. In our field work with migration and integration, we are dealing with Dublin regulations and the limitations of movement which effects the safety of refugees and asylum seekers who came to Europe seeking human rights protection. We are also cultural mediators within the Re-Health project in Slovenia, locally coordinated by the National institute of Public health and the International organization for migration. We facilitate the integration process between migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and the health system in Slovenia.

Sama Goods is a cultural organization, based in Ptuj, Slovenia,... [+]

NGO Urban Nova

NGO Urban Nova is a non-profit organization based in Herceg Novi (Montenegro) running projects to promote and support women, youth and children's creativity through dance, theater, open libraires and to fight for the right to the city, through occupation of abandoned public spaces.

Der Zeitgeist ShareIty e.V. is an organisation based in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein (Germany), working on build the capacity of migration organisations on the local level. The aim of our work is to build an umbrella organisation of those initiatives, in the field of new European identities and citizenships. On the long term, we are planning to scale up to the national and transnational level, especially regarding political participation of minorities.

Der Zeitgeist ShareIty e.V. is an organisation based in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein... [+]

Youth Organisation ALEXIS Prilep

The Youth Organisation ALEXIS Prilep in Macedonia promotes social inclusion ​​and improves the skills of young people and young adults with fewer opportunities by involving them in the process of more effective influence, through tolerance and coexistence with other people by raising awareness of the psychological concept of society about fundamental rights and equality. The Youth Organisation ALEXIS Prilep organise and represents youth activities and youth work as a way to encourage young people and young adults to talk more openly with confidence, and to develop understanding with interpersonal relations providing educational information on active citizenship with activities in which the main topic is: Raising awareness, gender equality, languages, film and creativity, solidarity and social inclusion, diversity and equality.

Statewatch is a non-profit-making voluntary group founded in 1991. It is comprised of lawyers, academics, journalists, researchers and community activists. Its European network of contributors is drawn from 18 countries. Statewatch encourages the publication of investigative journalism and critical research in Europe the fields of the state, justice and home affairs, civil liberties, accountability and openness.One of Statewatch's primary purposes is to provide a service for civil society to encourage informed discussion and debate - through the provision of news, features and analyses backed up by full-text documentation so that people can access for themselves primary sources and come to their own conclusions.

Statewatch is a non-profit-making voluntary group founded in 1991. It... [+]

Be an Angel e.V.

Be an Angel e.V. is an initiative of people from the media, culture and marketing sector, who invest their skills and mobilise their networks for the support of refugees in Berlin and in Germany.

Arci is Italy's largest association by membership, active across the country in over 4000 chapters working across issues to promote solidarity, peace and justice.

Arci is Italy's largest association by membership, active across the... [+]

Visual Culture Research Centre

The Visual Culture Research Center (VCRC) was founded in 2008 in the Ukraine capital of Kiev as a platform for collaboration between academics, artists and activists. The centre’s primary aim is to create an interdisciplinary environment that makes a contribution towards a more nuanced understanding of post-Soviet life in Ukraine through the lens of art and culture. Led by a dynamic and engaged group, the centre succeeds in connecting diverse Ukrainian and international audiences to develop art and critical cultural thinking that can equip us with the skills of open-mindedness and a powerful imagination – skills that are so vital to progressive democratic society.

The Act for Society Centre Mission is to promote the sustainable development of society through advocating for democracy and human rights issues, connecting young people, stimulating the active participation in the social life and decision-making processes.

Sociedade Histórica e Cultural Coluna Sanfins is an initiative focused on rural grassroots direct democracy, common land management, participatory conservation initiatives and fighting extractivism. We work with local common land communities in Galicia seeking alternatives that empower their action and foresight.

Since 1996, the Desire Foundation provides a collective action platform for public intellectuals, academic people, artists, and civic activists in the university town of Cluj (Romania) characterized by a multicultural environment but also shaped by deep social inequalities. Desire provides a flexible format for critical and transformative actions in research, community building, and advocacy mostly through projects and campaigns. The organization does not have a permanent staff; it relies on a core group of its activists and experts who secure their main employment elsewhere.

Nisma Thurje is an organisation funded in 2014 by a group of young professionals. Its mission is to raise citizen’s awareness and participation in the Governance through identification, promotion and debating about the societal problems and their solutions on one hand and organizing the communities on the other. Albanian public debate is driven most of the time not by arguments but by personal fights between politicians. Groups of interest are either not heard or are misrepresented. Nisma Thurje aims to create the conditions so that debates focus on issues rather then persons, groups of interest get organized in order to have a better representation and citizens get more involved in decision making processes through direct actions.
We believe in a country where people are very active in the decision making process, politicians are accountable and punishable and groups of interest are fairly represented in the institutions. Debate is driven by issues and citizens get involved.

TESSERAE (Colini-Tripodi GbR) is an independent organization engaged in professional practice and research in the urban, social and media fields. It is a trans-disciplinary hub providing expertise and operative capacity in research, policy advising, communication, education, international cooperation, project development and management. It is based in Berlin and works both with local and international perspectives.

The Women’s Association “Refleksione” was established in Tirana. It is in a non-governmental, service and advocacy organization that works towards achieving gender equality in Albania. It brings together women of all walks of life, political and religious belonging, who initially engaged in efforts to educate themselves and other women about their rights and to look critically at how the political, economic, social, and cultural changes taking place in the country were affecting women and girls.

The Women’s Association “Refleksione” was established in Tirana. It is... [+]

Think The Wall

Think The Wall is a group of internationally minded students from Groningen in the Netherlands, who came together on the belief that only the removal of borders across the European continent can allow Europeans to move, study and live in the city of their choice. Think The Wall advocates and promotes transnational cooperation and understanding.

L'Altra Liguria is an association of citizens in Genova which aims to contribute to the renewal of the left in Italy and in Europe

L'Altra Liguria is an association of citizens in Genova which aims... [+]

European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation, which unites media, press organizations and academia in concrete solidarity initiatives to underpin media freedom across the continent.

Yhteismaa (Common Ground) is a Finnish non-profit organization founded in 2012, specialized in new participatory city culture, co-creation and social movements. It plans and implements projects, events and services with a social meaning and create tools through which all can fulfill their potential and affect the world around them.

Projekt Fórum is a non-profit organisation established in 2006 in Bratislava. The organisation’s main mission is to support education, promote culture and create space for debate and polemical exchange in Europe.

Projekt Fórum is a non-profit organisation established in 2006 in Bratislava.... [+]

The Dome Project

The Dome Project is a cross-media umbrella project that maps, networks and empowers solidarity initiatives across Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa.

eLabEurope is a nonpartisan organization committed to promote civic engagement by experimenting new forms of participatory democracy and nonprofit, evidence-based advocacy in the public interest in Europe and beyond. It operates as an advisory and research platform and currently encompasses three major initiatives aimed at educating, experimenting and empowering Europe :
- improving literacy around the EU operation (via the MOOC Understanding Europe: Why it Matters and What it Can Offer You)
- testing the channels for public participation in the EU decision-making process (via the EU Public Interest Clinic)
- providing pro bono expert capacity and training to civil society organisations active in EU decision-making (via The Good Lobby).